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bleached

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbɫitʃt// UK //blˈiːtʃt// bleached

adj. made very white or much lighter in color by using chemicals or by being left in the sun.

adj. having been whitened or lightened in color through chemical treatment or exposure to sunlight. Often used as a participial adjective to describe hair, fabric, or bone.


SIMPLE

She has bright bleached hair.

CONTEXTUAL

The old wooden fence had a bleached appearance after years of standing in the desert sun.

COMPLEX

Environmentalists expressed concern over the bleached coral reefs, which serve as a stark visual indicator of rising ocean temperatures and ecological stress.

Synonyms
Usage

Often follows a linking verb like 'look' or 'become', or appears directly before the noun it modifies.

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